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General Practitioner

NHS, Lancaster, New York, United States

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Job summary UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a General Practitioner to join our Primary Care team at HMP Lancaster Farms. HMP Lancaster Farms is a category C Prison located on the outskirts of Lancaster, the site supports around 550 male patients aged 18-70. Within this role you will be working with an established integrated multidisciplinary team including ACP and NMP's to deliver a high quality healthcare service and prescribing. This role will focus mainly on delivering care to patients with long term conditions, acute needs and substance misuse, the site has a second GP who focuses on mental health services.

Hours 20 hours/ 5 sessions per week We are flexible as to how this is worked is could be across 2.5-3 days a week between Monday and Friday

Salary This is a part time role with a salary between £103,600 and £124,320 per annum FTE depending on experience

How will we support you?

Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course

Competency framework

Regional and national career development opportunities

Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs

Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks

Main duties of the job Our General Practitioners are extremely valued and are well respected members of the Prison Healthcare community, as a General Practitioner, your responsibilities will vary. You will

Deliver first class healthcare to a diverse group of patients, and therefore as a General Practitioner at Practice Plus Group you get the opportunity to further develop your knowledge in areas you wouldn't usually experience within a practice, or even A&E environment.

Provide clinical assessment and diagnosis to patients requirements and make timely decisions regarding future management.

Provide a highly specialist resource to other members of the healthcare team at site, as well as the patients you work with having active involvement in clinical governance and effectiveness activities.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesnt stop there we also offer:

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development

24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

About us The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background. Practice Plus Groups purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated

we act with integrity

we embrace diversity

we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications required

MBChB or MBBS

Inclusion on the GMC Register and GP Performers List

Evidence of engagement with annual appraisal

Experience working as a General Practitioner in community general practice

Evidence of continuing professional development

Ability to work with patients with a history of substance misuse

RCGP Certificate in Substance Misuse 1 and 2, or prepared to undertake these qualifications

Job description Job responsibilities As a GP you will respond to medical problems presented by patients including diagnosis, investigation, treatment and referral as appropriate inline with guidelines and pathways. Including prescribing for patients, regularly review medications and monitor repeat prescriptions.

You will;

Provide

medical leadership and expert advice, regarding medical and primary care issues to the wider healthcare team; engaging with the Practice Plus Group wellbeing approach

Deliver

effective patient care developing high levels of communication with patients; identifying and utilising evidence based best practice through benchmarking and clinical guidelines. Undertaking appropriate clinical audit to improve clinical outcomes

Inspire

and develop positive collaborative working relationships across the multidisciplinary team; working with the wider team to ensure effective clinical governance is incorporated into day to day practice

Promote

multidisciplinary discussions around complex case management, ensuring systems and processes in place for managing results, letters, and tasks. Undertake clinical risk assessments and implement management strategies for risks

Share

and disseminate acquired knowledge with all team members through development sessions and clinical governance meetings or clinical case reviews

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name Practice Plus Group

Address HMP Lancaster Farms

Stone Row Head

Lancaster

Lancashire

LA1 3QZ

Employer's website https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)

£103,600 to £124,320 a year between £103,600 and £124,320 per annum FTE DOE

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